Herbert H. Fonda, 85, native of Fonda and resident of Fultonville many years, died in Syracuse where he had made his home for several vears. Funeral services were held in that city Monday evening, with the Rev. William H. Smith, pastor of the First Reformed Church, that city, and a former pastor of Fultonville Reformed Church, officiating. The body was brought to Fultonville Tuesday morning and placed in the vault of Maple Avenue Cemetery for interment in the family plot there in the Spring. Mr. Fonda was born in Fonda, May 1, 1862, a descendant of one of the oldest families of the Mohawk Valley. In his younger life he married Harriet Van Epps, Fultonville. Since they had lived in Syracuse, spending most of the Summers until recently at one of the Van Epps farms just outside of Fultonville. Besides his wife of Syracuse, he is survived by two sons, Lewis Fonda, Syracuse, and John V. E. Fonda, Indianapolis, Ind., four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Mr. Fonda is reported to have suffered a fractured hip in a fall some time ago. Evening Recorder, Amsterdam NY, Wednesday, February 18, 1948.
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Herbert H. Fonda, 85, native of Fonda and resident of Fultonville many years, died in Syracuse where he had made his home for several vears. Funeral services were held in that city Monday evening, with the Rev. William H. Smith, pastor of the First Reformed Church, that city, and a former pastor of Fultonville Reformed Church, officiating. The body was brought to Fultonville Tuesday morning and placed in the vault of Maple Avenue Cemetery for interment in the family plot there in the Spring. Mr. Fonda was born in Fonda, May 1, 1862, a descendant of one of the oldest families of the Mohawk Valley. In his younger life he married Harriet Van Epps, Fultonville. Since they had lived in Syracuse, spending most of the Summers until recently at one of the Van Epps farms just outside of Fultonville. Besides his wife of Syracuse, he is survived by two sons, Lewis Fonda, Syracuse, and John V. E. Fonda, Indianapolis, Ind., four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Mr. Fonda is reported to have suffered a fractured hip in a fall some time ago. Evening Recorder, Amsterdam NY, Wednesday, February 18, 1948.
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